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Orange County Hazard Mitigation Plan – Public Review and Comment Period
Orange County has released the draft version of its updated Hazard Mitigation Plan for public review and comment. This plan is a critical tool for identifying risks from natural disasters and outlining strategies to reduce their impacts on our community. We encourage residents, businesses, and stakeholders to review the draft plan and provide feedback. Your input is essential to ensure the plan reflects the needs and priorities of our community.
Draft Plan Access:
You can access the draft Hazard Mitigation Plan https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4b5cf197b48c4ee0aae54206ea15c66c
Public Comment Period:
The draft plan will be available for review from December 23rd to January 22nd , 2025.
How to Submit Comments:
Please share your comments by completing the online feedback form https://arcg.is/19uDmy0
Thank you for contributing to Orange County’s efforts to build a safer and more resilient community.
TOWN OF CRAWFORD
RE-NOTICE TO BIDDERS
DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF BUILDING AND RELATED WORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids for demolition and removal of a building and related work at 56 Crawford Street, Pine Bush, in the Town of Crawford (hereinafter ‘Bid Item’) will be received by the Town of Crawford at the office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, New York 12566, until 11:00 o'clock A.M. on January 14, 2025 and then be publicly opened and read aloud. The Bid Specifications in this Bid package are different than the prior bid package. Among other items, these Bid Specifications call for conventional demolition and disposal.
Copies of the Information for Bidders, Bid Form, and Specifications may be obtained at the Office of the Town Clerk at the above address. Bids must be submitted on official forms and in sealed envelopes at the above address and shall bear on the face thereof the name and address of the bidder, designation of the Bid Item exactly as specified above and "Town of Crawford".
The Town Board reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to readvertise for new bids. Bids shall be awarded in accordance with General Municipal Law §103.
Dated: December 18, 2024
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD
JESSICA KEMPTER, TOWN CLERK
NOTICE OF HEARING
INTRODUCTORY LOCAL LAW
ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM RA TO BP ZONING DISTRICT
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that there has been introduced before the Town Board of the Town of Crawford, New York, on December 16, 2024, a local law titled “Zoning Map Amendment From RA to BP Zoning District”, which local law would change the zoning district designation of certain property identified as portion of Tax Map No. 24-1-10, located off State Route 17K, from RA (Residential Agriculture) to BP (Business Park), as shown on a map on file in the Town Clerk’s office. A complete copy of the Introductory Local Law is available for inspection at the Clerk’s Office.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the Town Board of the Town of Crawford, New York, will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Introductory Local Law at the Town Hall, 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, New York, on January 16, 2025, at 7:00 P.M., at which time all persons interested therein shall be heard.
The Town of Crawford will make every effort to assure that the hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone requiring special assistance and/or reasonable accommodations should contact the Town Clerk.
Dated: December 19, 2024
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Crawford, County of Orange, State of New York, as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 137, titled “Zoning,” of the Code of the Town of Crawford is amended by amending the Zoning Map, established pursuant to §137-5, titled “Zoning Map,” to change the zoning district designation of certain property identified as portion of Tax Map No. 41-1-10 from RA (Residential Agriculture) to BP (Business Park), as shown on that portion of the Zoning Map annexed hereto.
Section 2. This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
CAR WASHES IN BP, BP-HAMLET AND I ZONING DISTRICTS
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that there has been introduced before the Town Board of the Town of Crawford, New York, on December 19, 2024, a local law titled “Car Washes In BP, BP-Hamlet and I Zoning Districts,” which local law would add ‘car washes’ as a special permit use in the BP (Business Park), BP-Hamlet (Business Park-Hamlet) and Industrial (I) zoning districts.
A complete copy of the Introductory Local Law is available for inspection at the Clerk's Office.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the Town Board of the Town of Crawford, New York, will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law on January 16, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. or soon thereafter, at the Town Hall, 121 Route 32, Pine Bush, New York, 12566 at which time all persons interested therein shall be heard.
Dated: December 19, 2025
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD
COUNTY OF ORANGE
STATE OF NEW YORK
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Crawford Town Board will hold a Re-Organizational Meeting and anything else that may come before the Board on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 8:00 am at the Town Hall, 121 Route 302, Pine Bush, New York.
FOR THE TOWN BOARD
Jessica M. Kempter
Town Clerk
EFFECTIVE 12/3/2024 at 9:00am, the below State of Emergency has been lifted by Supervisor Charles E. Carnes.
STATE OF EMERGENCY - EXECUTIVE ORDER BURN BAN 10-28-2024
POSTED ON: OCTOBER 28, 2024 10:00AM
Declaration of State of Emergency
A State of Emergency is hereby declared in the Town of Crawford, effective at 10:00 a.m. on October 28, 2024.
The State of Emergency has been declared due to drought conditions, which have affected the Town's water supply and have increased the risk of wildfires.
Such conditions threaten or imperil the public safety of the citizens of the Town of Crawford.
This State of Emergency will remain in effect until conditions improve and rescinded by the Town Supervisor.
As the Chief Executive of the Town of Crawford, Orange County, State of New York, I, Charles E. Carnes, exercised the authority given me under Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law, to preserve public safety and hereby render all required and available assistance vital to the security, well-being, and health of the citizens of this Municipality.
I hereby direct all departments and agencies of the Town of Crawford to take whatever steps necessary to protect life and property, public infrastructure, and provide such.
DATED: October 28, 2024
Pine Bush, New York
Charles E. Carnes, Supervisor
cc: Jessica Kempter, Town Clerk
J. Benjamin Gailey, Esq., Town Attorney
Town of Crawford Police Department
Pine Bush Fire Department
Bullville Fire Department
Town of Crawford Website
Enforcement:
All outdoor burning of yard trash, household paper products, bonfires, campfires, warming fires, outdoor fireplaces, chimneys, and cooking fires within said jurisdictions is prohibited unless:
1) Authorized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation;
2) For cooking of food exclusively within a contained gas or charcoal grill.
The setting of fires to any grass, brush or forest covered land, unless authorized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, shall constitute a violation of the law.
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the purpose of this order is the mitigation of public safety hazard posed by wildfires during the current dry weather conditions and the limited first responders and human resources to combat potential fires by curtailing the practice of outdoor burning, accordingly, this order shall expire when the conditions are again deemed safe, upon such date as determined by the Town of Crawford Supervisor in conjunction with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Done and ordered this 28th day of October 2024
Charles E. Carnes, Town Supervisor
TOWN OF CRAWFORD EMERGENCY ORDER NO. 2024-01
AN ORDER AND DECLARATION FOR A BURN BAN FOR ALL OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD UNDER LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the Town of Crawford Supervisor hereby finds that circumstances present within the Town of Crawford create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Crawford Supervisor heretofore has declared a State of Emergency effective October 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., declaring that a state of emergency exists throughout the Town of Crawford due to severe drought conditions and the threat of wildfires caused by outdoor burning, and its imminent threat to the health and welfare of Town of Crawford citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Order, in accordance with Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law, authorizes political subdivisions to take whatever prudent action that is necessary to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law authorizes political subdivisions to take all necessary action and issue any necessary orders to protect human life; and
WHEREAS, October 28, 2024, the Town Supervisor of the Town of Crawford issued a Declaration of Local State of Emergency regarding the severe drought conditions; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ORDERED that outdoor burning is prohibited in all the Town of Crawford.